Tropical Storm Grace formed south of the Cape Verde Islands off the west central coast of Africa today, September 5. This storm will be taking a westerly track at approximately 11 to 15 miles per hour and will be near the Windward and Leeward Islands on Friday, September 11. This storm will be encountering upper level wind shear as well as dry air to it’s north for the next week or so. However, IF it survives the shear and dry air and gets into the very warm waters of the eastern Caribbean, some development could take place. We will update this unofficial advisory as needed.
Please use the NHC link below for current official advisories:
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“These are not official advisories. These updates and advisories are based upon information from our own computer models, NOAA, Local Weather Data Centers, deep water Buoy Data, and other publicly available sources. FOR THE SAFETY OF YOUR PROPERTY AND PERSON, please refer to your Local, State, and Federal Authority updates for Official Advisories and Orders. For up to the minute advisories and official updates, it is essential that you monitor your local Emergency Government, NOAA and Local Media Broadcasts. Please do not make personal safety decisions based upon information presented here.”
Tropical Storm Research Center, Gulf Shores, Alabama.
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